Turn your kitchen into an Italian bistro this weekend with this delicious menu.

Turn your kitchen into an Italian bistro this weekend with this delicious menu.

Your Menu: Serves 4 to 6

• Antipasto tray
• Bartolino's Meatballs
• Cooked pasta
• Marinara sauce
• Italian bread
• Tiramisu
• Desired red wine

Test Kitchen Tips:

For an easy antipasto tray, stop by your local Italian market and purchase your favorite sliced cheeses, sliced cooked meats, roasted red sweet peppers, and olives. Arrange on a tray and drizzle with Italian dressing, if you like.

For easy garlic bread, split the Italian bread loaf lengthwise. Stir together olive oil, bottled minced garlic, and a little coarse salt. Brush over the cut sides of the bread. Arrange on a baking sheet. Broil 4 inches from the heat for a few minutes until golden. Cut crosswise into slices.

Look for dried egg whites in the baking aisle of your grocery store or wherever cake decorating supplies are sold.

If you like, you can substitute a 32-ounce jar desired marinara or pasta sauce for the Marinara Sauce recipe.

Shopping List

For Meatballs

• 4 to 6 ounces desired sliced cheese
• 8 ounces sliced salami
• prosciutto or desired cooked meats
• 1, 12-ounce jar roasted red sweet peppers
• 1 pint container marinated olives or other desired olives
• 1 bottle Italian salad dressing (optional)
• 1 dozen eggs
• 1 loaf soft white sliced bread
• 1 container grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 onions
• 1 bunch fresh parsley
• 1 head garlic
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1, 28-ounce can tomatoes
• dry red for marinara sauce (optional)
• 1/4 cup snipped fresh basil
• 12 ounces desired dried pasta
• 1, 16-ounce loaf Italian bread
• 1 bottle desired red wine

For Tiramisu

• 1 jar instant espresso coffee powder
• 1 bottle amaretto liqueur
• 1 bottle hazelnut liqueur
• 2, 8-ounce cartons mascarpone cheese
• 2, 8-ounce cartons whipping cream
• 1 container dried egg whites
• 2, 3-ounce packages unfilled ladyfingers

Pantry Items

For Meatballs

• dried Italian seasoning or dried rosemary
• salt
• ground black pepper
• olive oil
• cayenne pepper
• granulated sugar

Pantry Items

• granulated sugar
• vanilla
• unsweetened cocoa powder

Equipment Needed

For Meatballs and sauce

• measuring cups and spoons
• cutting board and knife
• large bowl
• wooden spoon
• 15x10x1-inch baking pan
• large skillet
• tongs
• large saucepan
• colander
• medium saucepan
• serrated knife for bread
• corkscrew

For Tiramisu

• measuring cups and spoons
• small saucepan
• wooden spoons
• 3 medium bowls
• electric mixer
• rubber spatula
• 9x9x2-inch baking pan
• pastry brush
• thin metal spatula for spreading

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